Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

03-21-2013 6:00 AM

I’m the unofficial Queen of Spring. From planning what my family will do for Spring Break to making sure no one oversleeps once daylight savings time begins (although the hubby set the clock back instead of forward...ugh!) to getting rid of the extra clutter around my house that always seems so much more annoying in the spring time. If you are anything like me, you are in charge of all three in your household too. Truth be told, this only scratches the surface of things you are in charge of, right?!

While you are knee deep in spring cleaning and trying to decide if you should toss out those neon yellow capri pants from 1998, it may be time to consider a little spring cleaning for your makeup bag. When is the last time it had a good cleaning?

We carry around makeup, hair pins, nail files, stale pieces of gum and other random items in our makeup bags. Half of the items we don’t use, and the other half we shouldn’t use. Our cosmetic bags become the final burial spot where good makeup goes to die. So why not add cleaning out your makeup bag to your list of spring cleaning?

The first thing to do is to find a good bag to hold your makeup. I love the Mary Kay® Travel Roll-up Bag. Inside, there are four clear, removable plastic zippered compartments to keep beauty supplies organized. I pull out one of the sections and use it for my makeup bag for my purse. It’s super convenient for everyday use and great for traveling.

Last week, I cleaned out my winter makeup shades and replaced it with the new Mary Kay® limited edition Zen in Bloom Collection. The collection has everything you need to create this spring’s hottest trend. You can make over eyes, lips and nails in cherry blossom pinks, serene nudes and delicate blues. My favorite piece in the collection is the high shine Lip Lacquer in Pink Pagoda with the Mini Retractable Lip Brush. Of course, my daughters love the nail colors in Pink Bamboo and Blue Lotus. What little girl doesn’t love pretty nails?!

So, go ahead and let go of your old makeup. Get a makeup bag that works for your needs. Fill it with the latest products that make you feel beautiful! And, by the way, if you are still on the fence about the neon yellow capri pants, it’s really time to let them go.

Today's post is from Regena Pipkin. Regena is a director in Mary Kay’s U.S. marketing group. She oversees the various business tools that Mary Kay provides for Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants. As a wife and mother of three wonderful girls, Regena is always on the go.

You're right, Regena. Many of us keep everything but the kitchen sink in our makeup bags! One other tip I would add is to "Spring clean" your makeup brushes as well - using Mary Kay's Brush Cleaner. I'm terrible at doing that, and will make it a point to clean them ASAP!

Spring is my favorite season due to the focus on cleaning! Thank you Regena for the great tips on refreshing both our looks with fun spring colors (note to self: order Pink Pagoda lip lacquer) and the tools that create them!

Anita Hays
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-21-2013 9:21 PM

Great idea Regena, to use the Mary Kay Travel Rollup Bag everyday. I've just used it for travel in the past, but now plan to bring it out to use it daily and get organized. It will help unclutter my vanity. And, I can relate to raising three daughters as I have three as well. Never a dull moment.

I love this article. I am guilty of hoarding in my roll up bag. I cleaned mines the other day and I was shocked. I said to myself when did I put this in there, why am I still wearing this, I couldn't provide it to my customers. 2013 has me working on being more organized and informative. I too had those neon capri pants in yellow, orange and cobalt blue. lol Thanks

Amy Cole
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-22-2013 6:53 AM

That was a fun reminder to clean out my makeup drawer too! It amazes me what collects there and other things, like 8 year old icicles in silver & vanilla, that need to go to their final resting place in the sky!

I appreciate the tip on using sections of the roll up bag, it'll be perfect for Career Conference this weekend!!!! Thank you Regena!

Thank you Regina that was great! I cant wait to post it on Facebook and Twitter. I love the new Zen colors. This will be a great reminder to everyone. New spring looks, and clean out those roll up bags and makeup bags! Fresh!

lori Stadler
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-22-2013 8:57 AM

angilina jarreau, I m so happy you want to go back to using Mary Kay, there really is nothing like it. Contact your consultant who was taking care of you, I know she will be happy to have you back. Have a wonderful day!

Ann Wisnoski
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-22-2013 9:04 AM

Great reminder. I love the roll up bag for travel, but I am pulling out a second bag for everyday use. Change is good and reorganizing my vanity with a new bag and new spring colors is perfect!

Lynn Emlaw
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-22-2013 9:19 AM

Great time of year to Spring Clean your MK personal products, and products on your store shelf! And maybe offer a Spring Clean Special to your customers so they can move the out-dated, and/or non-MK makeup and replace it with current MK products they love! Chai Latte Lip Lacquer and Metallic Taupe Cream Eye Color are Zen-sational!

I just noticed that most of our Demo Travel Bags need some Spring Cleaning, as well. I'm breaking open a new Travel Rollup Bag and opening fresh bottles to demo to keep looking fresh and professional at our appointments!

Hi Regena! I love this post! It has given me more ideas to work the Travel Roll Up Bag with my customers! Thanks for the tips! I just cleaned my makeup bag out last week. Again thanks for the fun tips!

ANGELINA JARREAU: I'm so glad you're please with Mary Kay products. I believe we do have the BEST products in the world! If you still have contact with your Consultant, please contact her as soon as possible. We have a lot of new and wonderful items for you to try.

Thanks for the post. I told my 15 year were spring cleaning this weekend. Nobody going anywhere for play is all about removing clutter. I get my Mary Kay kit next week so excited. Brandee Jones is my director.

These are some great reasons to toss out old makeup and a great idea for the roll up bag. I just wanted to add one more reason to toss old cosmetics: hygiene. Makeup really needs to be tossed about every 6 months or so because bacteria love to grow in makeup and can cause breakouts or even infections.

The idea of cleaning out MAKEUP IS GREAT. And this goes also for your CAR. I just got a new CAR and AM SHOCKED at what was in the PREVIOUS CAR. 4 melted Lipsticks, 6 PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES. Out dated ASPIRIN, over $10 in change in the console, 10 ROAD MAPS I no longer need because of the GPS on the new car. Thank GOODNESS for Spring Cleaning

Great, we all have those things that are our favorites, and we just don't want to part with them.

So thanks for the reminder!

Jeannie West
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-24-2013 2:18 PM

Fresh is the Key Word!

I encourage my clients & consultants to have a full set of products in their travel roll up bag at all times, you never need to pack. Then a second travel roll up bag to use daily, when an item they use out of the daily roll up bag runs out and they order a new product for replacement, it goes in the travel roll up bag and the partially used item is transferred from the travel bag and goes in the daily bag! It’s a beautiful system; their travel roll up bag is always FRESH & Packed with their Mary Kay Favorites!

The rollup bag is wonderful!! Its amazing how many products it holds, the purse idea is clever too. I am recovering from cancer an I am happy to spring clean its a blessing to be able to move my arms. Also I have to carry less weight on oneside of my body so eliminating my purse would be most helpful. thankyou

Great ideas and it will be put to use .....thank you and I am Spring Cleaning mine and will be teaching this to all my customers ...

Meg Springer
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-25-2013 8:52 AM

Thank you for this great reminder, quite frankly I have never thought about Spring Cleaning my make-up bag! Brilliant and a very creative way to market our incredible products to our clients...giving them that "Golden Rule Service"! It could save them (me) from an eye infection LOL!

I just have to share a 'little blip' that I experienced this past winter- - I have always kept various makeup items in the glove compartment of our truck for emergency applications. This past winter, I had to make a 'hurry-up' trip to the E.R. and did not have time to apply any makeup. I grabbed an old mascara from the glove compartment, applied it. I ended up with a HUGE STY in my eye!! Spring Cleaning of ALL my eye makeup 'stash' areas is definitely a must!!

Thanks for the Fun Little Reminder of Spring Cleaning!! It was great!! ;)

Stacy Steele
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-25-2013 11:50 PM

Thanks for the cute review, Regena! I love the new Zen in Bloom collection too!

Thank you so much for this great reminder! I agree that the last place I hit when spring cleaning is my purse and makeup bags so guess what I'm doing today?? Yep...the makeup bag is getting an overhaul AND I'm forwarding this to all my clients!! Thank you Redina

I just spring cleaned my bathroom, and removed skincare and cosmetics. More importantly, I emptied out all my large compacts, and easily cleaned out the powder residue, and mirror. Now they look great! Heard a Director mention that she does this just before Seminar every year since we get new colors all the time. I did mine just before Career Conference too!

This is a great discussion. I recently picked up the foundation organizers from a company at career conference. That is really helping with organization. We really have to have everything at our fingertips because all women have their own preferences... good to be ready. I like the multiple roll-up bag idea. I have friends who took a roll-up bag on their CROSS-COUNTRY cycling trip. 4 adults, 8 children. Yes, REALLY!

Great read!! I will definately use this on my MK facebook group!! Awesome booking topic, thanks so much!!

Margo Blay
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re: Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.

on 03-30-2013 10:31 PM

Thank you for the tips!

And if we're still using some of those eye shadows that we love so much or some cheek color, another spring tip is to just shave off a little with a qtip as bacteria can build in your eye/cheek colors!

I will use your tips for Spring/Summer.

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